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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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